Prince William performs alongside Jon Bon Jovi

Prince William takes to the stage alongside Jon Bon Jovi to perform 'Livin'
on a Prayer' at a gala for a homeless charity

By Claire Carter, and agencies

1:09AM GMT 27 Nov 2013

The Duke of Cambridge joined Bon Jovi and Taylor Swift on stage at a charity gala to perform - complete with what looked like an air guitar.

The Duke met the pair at an event in London to support homeless charity Centrepoint, of which he is a patron.

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The trio met on the red carpet, which was actually blue in line with the night's winter theme, before they took to the stage to perform Livin' on a Prayer. There was speculation last night that the second in line to the throne also used an air guitar for his performance.

The Duke joked he would start twerking as he met young people who had been helped by the charity, at the event at Kensington Palace.

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Olivia Sabat, 22, who was about to perform at the gala concert alongside Swift and Bon Jovi, said : "He was like: 'would it put you off if I was dancing?' and I said 'No, I want you to listen - dancing and listening.'

Ms Sabat said it was a privilege to perform for the Duke, particularly alongside such successful stars as Swift and Bon Jovi.

Swift, who performed hits Trouble, Love Story and 15, said she was honoured to perform at the palace.

"This is my first time playing at Kensington Palace or any palace for that matter," she said.

"I want to thank you for having me Prince William, this is just amazing."

Taylor Swift with Jon Bon Jovi (Getty Images)

Swift said it was important the gala concert was supporting young people at risk of homelessness, given they were dealing with more than most people were at what was already a difficult age.

Other guests at the event included Benedict Cumberbatch, James Blunt and Tinie Tempah.

Danielle Alexandra, gala convenor, said the event took six months to create. "But really it all comes down to the prince, who is a remarkable man," she said. "He wanted to do whatever he could to help the cause."

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The Duke, who has been a patron of the Centrepoint charity since September 2005, presented the Centrepoint Great Britain Youth Inspiration Award to Bon Jovi for his humanitarian work.

Bon Jovi, who also performed, founded Soul Foundation in the United States in 2006 which aims to break the cycle of people falling into poverty and homelessness by helping them gain access to food and affordable housing along with job training programmes.

Bon Jovi said: "Nights like this happen once in a lifetime but the chance to affect change can last a lifetime.

"Each one of you tonight have that chance to affect change."

Centrepoint works with hundreds of young people to help them tackle issues that can lead to homelessness.